ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160311
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| Date: | Monday 6 June 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Scimitar F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 803 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XD221 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Ark Royal, South China Sea, off Malaya -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal off Beira, Mozambique |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 6/6/1966*: Damaged in Malaysia while operating off HMS Ark Royal. Taxying after landing, port brake failed and caused the rear fuselage to slew round, tail damaged. The fuselage was dumped at Sembawang later in 1966 and was scrapped
*NOTE: 6/6/1966 would appear to be the date that Scimitar XD221 was struck off charge - the accident referred to above presumably took place some time earlier. On 4/6/1966, HMS Ark Royal was in the Suez Canal, Egypt, en route to Devonport (UK) after having set course from the Indian Ocean off Beira, Mozambique on 25/5/1966. HMS Ark Royal was in the waters off Singapore from 25/3/1966 to 26/4/1966; presumably the accident took place between those two dates
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/scimitarpics/xd221.jpg]
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?87435-Carriers-Ark-Royal-Hermes-and-Albion-all-at-Singapore-Naval-Base-1963
4. http://www.axfordsabode.org.uk/pdf-docs/arkroy04.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2013 02:13 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 12:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2020 15:57 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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